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The Daily Diary Question: "Where will you be in five years?" or "What would you like people to say about you if you died today?"

anyaehrimPosted for Everyone to comment on, 5 years ago3 min read

Where do you think you will be in five years?

I won't stop you from dreaming, but it's really important you don't anticipate the future. You can set yourself up for some major disappointment if you get your hopes up too much. In respects to my own time, I don't manage it well and work too hard at what I love so I can only imagine I'll still be doing that five years from now. I've always done it that way. Since high school, actually. My mind skips town if it doesn't like what its doing: I'll go slower, distract myself more, look for ways to skimp on effort...

That said, as of right now, with how little mobility I have (complicated by my declining health) I'll likely be dead. If I'm not, there was some kind of miracle work happening on America's welfare system. And, I mean... that would be an alternate dimension at this point unless we manage to prevent that guy from getting two terms in office.

If you were to die today what would you like people to say about you?

I'm not entirely sure it matters what I would like them to say since I won't be around to make sure they say it. Also, this question was basically answered before back on question 12.

To summarize, though, if I honestly must, I'd prefer them to say whatever they want even if I want them to say good things about me. It'd be a terrible funeral if they did do that, but if I was that bad, I hope they'll get it off their chest. I can imagine one of them doing that, though. For instance, if I died today, my fiance's brother may still remember me as the useless "pet" who ruined his 30th birthday party by not letting his friend's over-intoxicated girlfriend verbally abuse me.

While I wouldn't want to assume it, I think he's the only one right now that would think good riddance, and I'd hope he'd say it aloud so that someone can set him straight about being so ignorant...

Edited from Anya's Benign Beauty Diary on November 13 & 14, 2012.


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